Topography

Topographic features such as terrain and contour lines display elevation changes and geographic features. This helps users better understand the physical landscape and terrain characteristics of their mapped areas.

Terrain

The terrain feature displays the earth's surface with elevation shading, representing elevation changes and natural landforms. It helps users interpret the shape and structure of the landscape within their mapped regions.

Use the terrain parameter in your API request to display regional topography with elevation shading. This feature highlights variations in elevation and geographic features, helping users better visualize the physical landscape. See How to create topographic maps.

Contour density

The contour density feature visualizes contour lines to represent terrain steepness and elevation variation. Users can easily identify slopes, elevation gradients, and other topographic patterns with this.

Use the contour-density parameter in your API request to render topographical elevation contour lines that represent terrain steepness and shape. This provides detailed visualization of landforms at varying density levels for enhanced topographic understanding. See How to create topography maps.